DiJonai Carrington
![]() Carrington with the Connecticut Sun in 2023 | |
No. 21 – Connecticut Sun | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1998-01-08) January 8, 1998 (age 26) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Horizon Christian (San Diego, California) |
College | |
WNBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 20th overall pick |
Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–present | Connecticut Sun |
Career highlights and awards | |
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DiJonai Carrington (born January 8, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Connecticut Sun. She played college basketball for Stanford and later Baylor before being drafted by the Connecticut Sun in the 2021 WNBA draft.
Early life
Carrington attended Horizon Christian Academy in San Diego, California. She scored over 2,000 career points for Horizon, while averaging 18.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. She was named a McDonald's All-American and a Jordan Brand Classic All-American.[1] Following her outstanding high school career, she committed to play for Stanford.
College career
Stanford
Carrington played basketball for four years at Stanford. During her time there, she helped the Cardinal win two Pac-12 tournament championships (2017 and 2019). She also was named to the All Pac-12 Team from both the Coaches and Media in 2019. She was also named to the Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention team in 2018 and 2019.[2]
Baylor
Following her time at Stanford, Carrington grad-transferred to Baylor to compete with the Lady Bears.[3] In her one season there, Carrington averaged 14.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. She was named Big-12 Newcomer of the Year and the Sixth Person of the Year.[4]
Professional career
WNBA
Carrington was the 20th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun.[5][6] She attended the Sun training camp and earned one of the Sun's 11 roster spots.[7][8]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
WNBA
Regular season
Stats current as of game on July 16, 2024
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | Connecticut | 24 | 1 | 9.2 | .329 | .143 | .733 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
2022 | Connecticut | 36 | 2 | 17.5 | .414 | .306 | .750 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
2023 | Connecticut | 32 | 0 | 17.2 | .417 | .371 | .757 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 8.3 |
2024 | Connecticut | 24 | 24 | 29.5 | .395 | .288 | .813 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
Career | 4 years, 1 team | 116 | 27 | 18.2 | .399 | .303 | .776 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 7.6 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Connecticut | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2022 | Connecticut | 12 | 0 | 14.6 | .450 | .231 | .700 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
2023 | Connecticut | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | .464 | .250 | .600 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
Career | 3 years, 1 team | 20 | 0 | 12.9 | .455 | .235 | .680 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
College
Source[10]
YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RBG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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2016-17 | Stanford | 35 | 44.3% | 23.8% | 57.9% | 2.29 | 0.40 | 0.09 | 0.54 | 2.46 |
2017-18 | Stanford | 32 | 40.1% | 28.0% | 68.4% | 5.56 | 1.81 | 0.22 | 1.44 | 8.84 |
2018-19 | Stanford | 36 | 45.3% | 33.0% | 68.8% | 7.47 | 1.56 | 0.39 | 1.11 | 14.03 |
2019-20 | Stanford | 5 | 48.6% | 28.6% | 40.0% | 5.20 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 7.60 |
2020-21 | Baylor | 27 | 42.6% | 28.5% | 72.3% | 4.89 | 2.33 | 0.56 | 2.07 | 14.15 |
Career | 135 | 43.3% | 29.4% | 68.7% | 5.07 | 1.45 | 0.31 | 1.20 | 9.59 |
YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-17 | Stanford | 35 | 35 | 79 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 86 |
2017-18 | Stanford | 32 | 107 | 267 | 30 | 107 | 39 | 57 | 178 | 58 | 7 | 46 | 283 |
2018-19 | Stanford | 36 | 180 | 397 | 37 | 112 | 108 | 157 | 269 | 56 | 14 | 40 | 505 |
2019-20 | Stanford | 5 | 17 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
2020-21 | Baylor | 27 | 135 | 317 | 39 | 137 | 73 | 101 | 132 | 63 | 15 | 56 | 382 |
Career | 135 | 474 | 1095 | 113 | 384 | 233 | 339 | 685 | 196 | 42 | 162 | 1294 |
Personal life
She is the daughter of former NFL player, Darren Carrington.
References
- ^ "DIJONAI CARRINGTON". baylorbears.com. baylorbears.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "DiJonai Carrington". gostanford.com. gostanford.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Steve Brand (May 18, 2020). "DiJonai Carrington, former Horizon star, transfers to Baylor from Stanford". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Conine, Chad. "Baylor Lady Bears Smith, Carrington earn Big 12 individual honors". wacotrib.com. wacotrib.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Meredith Cash (April 16, 2021). "A March Madness star was sure she knew which WNBA team would draft her, and she made sure to tell her new coach when he proved her right". Insider.com (in Icelandic). Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ John Maffei (April 15, 2021). "Ex-Horizon standout DiJonai Carrington picked in WNBA Draft". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Charlotte Carroll (May 17, 2021). "DiJonai Carrington on making Connecticut Sun: 'It's always been a dream'". The Athletic. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Mike Mavredakis (May 19, 2021). "Looks like Sun rookie DiJonai Carrington can give her coach a lesson or two". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "DiJonai Carrington WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
- Baylor Bears Bio
- Stanford Cardinal Bio
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